Several exciting new restaurants are getting ready to open their doors in Southport this year!
Hungry local residents can look forward to some great new venues, with more investment in our town’s hospitality offering, more new jobs, and more new places to try.
Substantial investment has taken place too in order to refurbish and elevate other Southport venues already open, including The Bold on Lord Street, Sapori on Lord Street and Nando’s at Ocean Plaza Leisure.
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Last year we saw some superb new ventures such as Hanoi House, Korean Kitchen, 600 Degrees in Hillside, Lenny’s, Casablanca, Rado’s World Tapas and more.
Here are some of the new restaurants getting ready to open their doors; no doubt more will follow!
1 – Butcher Farrell’s Bar & Grill
Butcher Farrell’s Bar & Grill in Birkdale in Southport
One of Britain’s best loved butchers will provide “a dining experience like no other” when he opens his first restaurant in Birkdale, Southport.
Jonny Farrell, known more popularly as ‘Butcher Farrell’, has built an impressive reputation for supplying prime meat to some of the top chefs in the country from his award -winning Butcher Farrell’s Meat Emporium near Ormskirk in Lancashire. Now he is preparing to open his first restaurant, Butcher Farrell’s Bar & Grill, in the picturesque Birkdale Village in Southport.
Diners will be able to enjoy beautifully tender free range, ethically sourced steak which has been dry aged in the venue for 45 days. Guests walking into the restaurant will be able to admire the very special Himalayan salt lined ageing fridge to enhance the meat’s flavour and tenderness.
Look out for other top-quality meat, fish, and vegetarian dishes too – along with some exciting surprises.
2 – Penelope’s
A brand new restaurant will open early this year at Rotten Row in Southport.
Penelope’s will welcome customers at the site of the former Ho Lee Chow venue on the edge of Victoria Park, home of Southport Flower Show.
The firm’s Facebook page says it’s “ready to re-imagine Rotten Row”.
Penelope’s will be the third venue created by the owners of Emily’s Formby and The Brunch and Cocktail Club.
Known for their classic brunch items and cocktails, Penelope’s will offer more of what guests have come to love.
Penelope’s will also launch with an open-fire grill and pizza oven to provide a more extensive evening menu.
3 – The Good Hood Southport
The Good Hood restaurant is opening at Ocean Plaza Leisure in Southport
A new restaurant and bar which already serves “the best burgers in Wirral” is about to open in Southport.
The Good Hood will open at Ocean Plaza Leisure soon after the success of its New York style eateries in West Kirkby and New Brighton.
The Good Hood is “home to home-made burger patties, unique NYC pizza slabs, butter-fried chicken, and cocktails that are off the hook!”
The owners for the keys to their brand new family-run business on 8th January and are putting the finishing touches together towards opening “in less than a month”, although the exact opening date has not yet been revealed.
On their Instagram page, they said: “Get ready for an epic journey as we transform this space into the ultimate haven for the best burgers, pizzas, sides, and desserts in the North of England. Join our family-run adventure!
“Get ready, Southport! The best burgers from the Wirral are making their way to town this month. The Good Hood is coming to level up your dining experience!
4 – McDonald’s
The site of the proposed new McDonald’s restaurant and takeaway at Central 12 retail park in Southport. Photo by Andrew Brown Stand Up For Southport
Ambitions to open a brand new McDonald’s restaurant and takeaway in Southport look set to be approved tonight.
The proposal for the new eatery, in the former Royal Doulton unit at Central 12 retail park, is due to be decided at Sefton Council’s Planning Committee meeting at Bootle Town Hall this Wednesday (7th February 2024).
Sefton planning officers are advising councillors to give their backing to the scheme, which has had a mixed response from people.
Many support the desire to transform a vacant unit which has been empty for many years, which will create a number of new jobs and attract more visitors to Central 12.
The new restaurant would be the third McDonald’s outlet in Southport, joining others at Ocean Plaza retail park and on Scarisbrick New Road, near Kew retail park.
The proposed opening hours are 6am to 11pm, a reduction from the 24 hours a day originally sought.
5 & 6 – Kaspa’s Doner & Gyros and Kaspa’s Desserts
Building work is taking place to create two new restaurants in Southport; Kaspas Doner & Gyros and Kaspas Desserts, in the former Frankie & Bennys site at Ocean Plaza Leisure. Photo by Andrew Brown Stand Up For Southport
Building work is taking place to create two new restaurants in Southport.
Kaspa’s Doner & Gyros and Kaspa’s Desserts are due to open in the former Frankie & Benny’s site at Ocean Plaza Leisure in Southport, creating 40 new jobs.
They will breathe new life into the 369 sq m unit which has been vacant since Frankie & Benny’s closed at the onset of the Covid pandemic in March 2020.
While work is taking place currently, it is not yet known the the two sites are due to open.
Kaspa’s is a national chain which operates 104 sites across the UK, with 13 in the North of England, including Preston, Liverpool, Blackburn and Blackpool.
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